The Indianapolis journal., 1887-06-24

birmingham Ala. Several counties through
which the line passes will be asked to vote aid.
The engineers will begin the Location OF the Ilne
within few days.
Local and State Notes.
r. W. Fisher has been appointed agent of the
j., M. 81 /. at Flat Rock, vice j. L. Leatherman
Washington township, Brown county, has
voted subsidy to the proposed CINCINNATI q 81
Louis railway
j. A. Cooper. for many years master mechanic
OF the n Y, L. 81 o. road, has rendered his res
ienation, to take effect July l.
s. NJ Smith yesterday appointed agent
of the Vandala at Avena This was the hrst
appointment made by Superintendent Nelson.
Il is said that passenger rates between ST.
Louis and Cincinnati which have been little of
for several days, are to be restored on the Zotn
inst.
The Ohio e. Mississippi road the second week
in June, earned $50, 100, an increase over the
earnings of the corresponding week OF 1886 OF
$4,3S3
The earnings of the Lake Erie g. Western
road the second week in June were $39. 1Sl; in
crease over earnings corresponding week 1880
So, 1872
With the handsome increase in earnings of the
Peoria Evansville e. Decatur road the stock is
steadily advancing, and is we'll toward fifty cents,
the highest point in its history.
There is to be no further delay than the law
now requires in taking the l., b. d W. road
out of the hands Of a receiver. The attorneys
have all the details arranged for SO doing
The interstate law is of great benefit to the
watermelon OF the southern states.
The rate per car from Atlanta. Ga, to Indianap-
oils, this year. is $68. 90 against $98 20 last year
j. +. McMapaman has been appointed agent OF
the c., L., ST. L. & G. at Lawrenceburg, vice W.
Thorne, resigned, and II. S. Turner, night tele-
graph operator at Valley Junction, succeeds Mr..
McManaman at Troutmans.
W. c. Boone, member of the Ives-Staynor
syndicate is in the city prospecting There is
little now which the syndicate can well gather
in, unless it be the Belt road, and 1t is limited
that they have an eye upon that.
or the sixty-ope employees of the Pennsylvania
Company arrested with so much flourish of
trumpets a short time ago for robblng the cars
of the company but three remain In custody,
the rest having been discharged.
Three months have passed since the interstate
law took effect and the scapers still thrive.
One Of the leading scalpers at this point says
that he has made more money in the last sixty
DAYS than ever before in that length of time.
The Union Railway Company is this week
ceiving bids for lighting with electricity the new
station and train sheds. Chief Engineer Doran
states that it will require 1900 incandescent
lights and fifty arc lights to properly light the
structure.
The directors of the l.. E. & st. L. (Air-ine)
have taken favorable action the proposition
to aid in the construction of the branch TO Can
Melton via Troy and Tell City. Work is to be
commenced in a few days. and it is proposed to
have trains running over this branch bv Christ
mas. . -
discharge Of two men on Indianapolis roads,
who occupied good positions on account of their
free use of whisky, remarked that he would
sooner discharge employe for getting drunk
than for being to blame for q collision when
Jober.
It's stated that Mr.. McKeen did not sell the
s'south branch road" as it is known, to the G.,
H e d. syndicate This branch runs from
Brazil TO a connection with the old Terre Haute
& Southeastern road 1t is said that the Chica-
20 e. Indiana Coal Road Company would like to
Jecure it.
1t is expected that the Interstate Commission
ers will announce their decision in the passenger
boycott cases to-day or tomorrow. Western
passenger men feel sanguine that the com mis-
sion will render a decision which Will permit
any road, which chooses to do So to pay COM
missions.
The old Middle & Western States Association
has been reoreaniZed, and hereafter will be
known as the Middle e Western States Com
mittee of the Central Traffic Association. }. M.
Osborn was chosen permanent chairman; there
were also chosen chairman for the srb-com-
fnittees at each point interested, about forty Ia
number.
Chief Engineer Morris. of the c., l., ST. L. g.
C. is preparing the plans for passenger and
freight depot at Stockwel and also a large shed
Tor sheltering excursion and picnic parties case
Of rain. Stockwell has become quite pleasure
resort Work is TO be commenced next week on
the new depot at Batesvile, on the eastern divis-
ion. the estimated cost of which is SO, 800
The big duplex engine that the P, FIT W. 81
9. is testing is performing very successfully.
On Tuesday a run of nine and a half miles was
made in ten minutes, and another run of eight
and half miles made in eight minutes.
She carried lI3 pounds or steam, against 10
pounds carried by most road engines, and the
train consisted of ten coaches and Pullman cars.
The Boston Advertiser is not disposed to bank
On the statement of r. Il. Gable, one of the di-
rectors CT the c., l., St l.. & G.. that it is able
% pay per cent dividends on the stock for the
year. The Advertiser says the capital stock is
$40 900 600. and to nay this dividend for half the
rear the earnings must be about 1850, 600. For
our months the net earnings $137 900,
which will necessitate large results for the nth
and sixth months.
1t is feared that the Fidelity Bank failure will
lniure several of the railroads in southern Ohio.
There some forty furnaces and foundrles on
the c., W. e. b., the Scoto Valley, the Dayton
& Ironton and the Ohio Southern roads. which
shipped all their rroduct to E. l. Harper % Co.,
and drew from this bank the money with which
they operated. One of the largest foundries in
southern Ohio, at Welston, on the o. > road,
Bhut down yesterday on account or this failure
One of the higher officials OF the c., H & ID.
and Vandalia railroad companies says that they
will gladly meet the Union Railway Company
half way on any proposition regarding the set
.lement of the rental questions which have been
40 long pending. and, further. If 1t is required
that the old Terre Haute q Indianapolis freight
aepot should be removed, the c.. n. 81 d. man
Arement will do what is right IN the matter. 1t
being as much for their interest TO have ample
iepot accommodations as tits for the other roads.
Az Michigan street, Haughviile, between the
L. b. & w. and l. d. q >. tracks. two Gongs
nave been placed on posts recently 10 give notice
II approaching trains. The gongs are rung by
magnetic dynamos distant about n quarter of a
nile and are worked by the wheels of the APP
,roaching trains. AS these sentinels are never
hiust around the corner" the alarm is always
.ounded. and gives every person ample chance
gor protection. The invention is mechanical
rather than electrical. and is so simple as to re-
3uire little attention.
General and miscellaneous.
The Chicago 81 Rock Island now has contract
ed for sufficient material to construct l,oOO miles
Of road.
II is stated that the gap on the California q
Oregon road will be closed by Oct l. and next
autumn through trains of the southern Paclhc